§ Mrs. Winifred Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of persons killed, injured and disabled for more than three days in the coal mining industry in Scotland and Great Britain, respectively, in 1974–75; and if he will express the respective death and injury rates per 100,000 manshifts, distinguishing between surface and underground accidents.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerI am informed by the Chairman of the Health and Safety Commission that figures in the form requested for 1974–75 are not readily available to the commission. Available provisional figures for 1974 are: